JSES Sports Performance Rehabilitation & Therapy

JSES Sports Performance and Rehabilitation & Therapy (SPRAT) JSES: Sports Performance, Rehabilitation and Therapy (JSES SPRAT) is a peer-reviewed journal that provides an international forum for discussion and dissemination of knowledge in the field of shoulder and elbow sports performance, rehabilitation and therapy. The journal focuses on non-surgical and post-surgical management for shoulder and elbow conditions.

This journal accepts:

1. Original scientific research (quantitative and qualitative)

2. Review articles (systematic review with and without meta-analysis, scoping review, and narrative review)

3. Case reports

4. Editorials

5. Transactions from recent meetings

This journal does NOT accept:

Protocols for anticipated or active studies

Animal studies

Topics covered include all injuries and diseases related to shoulder and elbow conditions, including bony, soft tissue, and neurological musculoskeletal conditions. Topics may include but not be limited to shoulder and elbow epidemiology, factors associated with improved or decreased performance, psychometric testing of relevant instruments/devices/equipment, intervention results, and return to work/activity.

All manuscripts which deal with the study of human subjects must be accompanied by Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Ethical Committee Approval, or the national or regional equivalent in your geographic area. The name of the Board or Committee giving approval and the study number assigned must accompany the submission, preferably by a scanned copy of the IRB or Ethical Committee Approval uploaded to the submission.

Materials are accepted for exclusive publication in JSES: SPRAT, and authors have a publication choice to publish open access and pay an article publication charge or publish freely within the journal as part of the subscription content. Permission to reproduce material published in the Journal must be obtained from the publisher. Authors will also be consulted, when possible, regarding republication of their material.

Statements and opinions expressed in the articles and communications herein are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the Editor(s) and publisher, and the Editor(s)and publisher disclaim any responsibility or liability for such material. Neither the Editor(s)nor the publisher guarantees, warrants, or endorses any product or service advertised in this publication and they do not guarantee any claim made by the manufacturer of such product or service.

This journal is part of the JSES Family of Journals, and your manuscript may be considered for publication in another JSES journal.